Hennepin, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 707. Estimated population in July 2024: 704 (-0.4% change)
Males: 347 (49.1%), Females: 360 (50.9%)
Putnam County
Zip code: 61327
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $46,827
Median house value: $93,700
Population by Race
Races in Hennepin:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (34.1%), Irish (16.3%), Italian (13.6%), English (13.3%), Polish (7.9%), Swedish (5.5%).
Elevation: 505 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hennepin
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hennepin village
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 12.6%
2.7% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+5.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hennepin:
- ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SPRING VALLEY, IL)
- PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PRINCETON, IL)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PERU, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hennepin:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 41 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 62 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hennepin:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 14 miles; PERU, IL; Abbreviation: VYS)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 15 miles; LOSTANT, IL; Abbreviation: 2V3)
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 17 miles; LACON, IL; Abbreviation: C75)
Amtrak station near Hennepin:
- 13 miles: PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hennepin:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
Public primary/middle school in Hennepin:
- PUTNAM CO ELEM SCH-HENNEPIN BLDG (Students: 220; Location: PO BOX 229; Grades: 01 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hennepin:
- PUTNAM COUNTY P.L.D. (Operating income: $218,513; Location: 214 N. FOURTH ST, BOX #199; 36,085 books; 781 audio materials; 862 video materials)